{"data":{"id":"us/43-cfr-3217.13","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"43 CFR 3217.13","heading":"When does my communitization agreement go into effect?","body":"(a) Your communitization agreement is effective when BLM approves and signs it.\n(b) Before we approve the agreement:\n(1) All parties must sign the agreement; and\n(2)(i) We must determine that the tracts cannot be independently developed; and\n(ii) That the agreement is in the public interest.","path":["Title 43—Public Lands: Interior","Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Public Lands","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER C—MINERALS MANAGEMENT (3000)","PART 3200—GEOTHERMAL RESOURCE LEASING","Subpart 3217—Cooperative Agreements"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-43.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:15Z","sha256":"592e76524fba467f14a8da74ea0ed9962572d189970e6fadc3f2e30dacba5a58","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/43-cfr-3217.12","next":"us/43-cfr-3217.14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}